When Wan Qian came out, Jiang You had already finished showering and was obediently standing outside the bathroom, waiting for her.
"Go back to sleep," Wan Qian said, feeling a pang of sympathy for the girl. She had just started her internship, and already, she was being subjected to workplace bullying. Who knew what would happen to her in the future?
"Mm," Jiang You responded softly, following closely beside Wan Qian, unwilling to take even half a step away.
Inside their respective dorms, many people watched the two from their windows. With Wan Qian stepping forward and willingly sharing a dormitory with Jiang You, everyone felt relieved.
Of course, some people even think that Wan Qian is reckless for daring to actively share a dorm room with someone who might no longer be human. However, no one would take the initiative to say anything to her.
"For those who actively challenge danger, advice is useless.," they thought, deciding to simply observe.
Only Wen Xirou and Xiao Lin blindly placed their trust in Wan Qian.
"Big Shot is strong enough to face the farm owner head-on—ordinary ghosts and monsters definitely can't harm her."
"If she made this choice, she must have her own reasons."
Last night, Wan Qian had already thrown out the large wardrobe, so the dormitory was safe.
As night fell, Wen Xirou and Xiao Lin quickly fell asleep.
Meanwhile, in other dorms that still had wardrobes, strange noises came from the corners again around midnight.
Wan Qian was woken up once more. When she opened her eyes, she was met with a pair of pitch-black eyes.
Jiang You was crouching beside her bed, her face deathly pale, staring at her unblinkingly with those deep, dark eyes.
Wan Qian looked over, puzzled.
Jiang You's face was completely devoid of expression, unnervingly calm. The moonlight illuminated her uniform, which should have been white but instead appeared as a faint, eerie green.
"You're awake..." After a long silence, Jiang You finally spoke. Her tone was flat, without the slightest inflection, unnatural for human speech.
Wan Qian gave a small nod.
"Since you're awake... let's go to work together."
Jiang You stood up, looking down at Wan Qian lying in bed, her expression eerily serene. Or perhaps—numb.
"When employees wake up, they should work. They must work. They must work."
Jiang You repeated the phrase over and over, urging Wan Qian to get up and work with her.
Wan Qian frowned as she looked at Jiang You.
The noises from the wardrobe grew louder—banging sounds mixed with the scraping of nails against the door, gradually merging with Jiang You's monotonous chanting. The rhythmic sounds urged Wan Qian to get up and work.
"It's so noisy," Wan Qian frowned and got up from the bed amidst the sound.
She took a few quick steps toward the wardrobe, her hands spreading wide as she wrapped them around it.
With a sharp, screeching sound, Wan Qian lifted the wardrobe with ease, skillfully walking to the windowsill and tossing it out.
"Bang—" A loud crash echoed as the wardrobe hit the ground.
The dormitory fell silent in an instant. Whether it was the sound from the wardrobe or Jiang You's voice, everything came to an abrupt halt. It was so quiet that even the sound of a needle dropping could be heard.
Wan Qian stepped away from the window and stood beside her bed, looking at Jiang You.
"Do you still want to go to work?" she asked.
Jiang You met Wan Qian's gaze for a few seconds, then lifted her blanket, lay down, and settled into a perfectly straight sleeping posture, hands neatly folded over her stomach.
Now, that's more like it. Wan Qian yawned.
She had heard that one should never wake a sleepwalker by force but should instead go along with their actions—eventually, they would return to bed on their own. It seemed to be true.
With that thought, Wan Qian could understand why Jiang You's dormmates had isolated and bullied her. Having a roommate who sleepwalks in the middle of the night could be pretty unsettling.
Wan Qian got back into bed and quickly fell asleep. She had a dreamless night.
The next morning, Wan Qian woke up as usual and went to the cafeteria for breakfast.
Anyone who had a wardrobe in their dorm had been kept awake by the noises last night. After two nights of poor sleep, everyone looked exhausted.
Even Liu Wen and Tian Fang, who had already experienced more than one haunted realm event, couldn't help but yawn several times after sitting down.
There was nothing they could do—the noise from the wardrobes was simply too loud. It was impossible to rest properly in such an environment.
"Big shot, come sit here!" Wen Xirou waved at Wan Qian.
Wan Qian led Jiang You over and sat down.
Seeing that neither of them seemed abnormal, Wen Xirou felt relieved. But still—
"Uh... Big shot, I have a favor to ask you."
Recalling the task she had been assigned, Wen Xirou had no choice but to seek Wan Qian's help.
Wan Qian: "Go ahead, tell me."
Wen Xirou hesitated for a moment and said, "How about... we go out first?"
She knew that more than a few people in the cafeteria were watching Wan Qian—the person who had shared a dorm with Jiang You last night.
If she asked Wan Qian for help and she resolved the issue, others who saw might also come to Wan Qian for assistance.
In this world with ghosts and monsters, being powerful is a good thing, but it also makes one susceptible to moral kidnapping by others. Especially someone like Wan Qian, who is kind-hearted.
Wan Qian didn't think too much about it and followed Wen Xirou out of the cafeteria to the hallway, ensuring no one else could overhear their conversation.
"Well, I..." Wen Xirou hesitated, her fair cheeks turning slightly red as she struggled to speak.
Wan Qian gave her an encouraging look. "It's okay, just say it. If I can help, I definitely will."
At the same time, she wondered what kind of matter would require Wen Xirou to speak in private. Could it be... that?
Seeing Wen Xirou's continued hesitation and the increasing flush on her face, Wan Qian suddenly had a realization.
"Are you... on your period?"
"Ah?" Wen Xirou was caught off guard, stunned on the spot.